Tennis has had many great ambassadors, but there is no doubt that Roger Federer was the most beloved by fans around the world. The Swiss phenomenon has been able to express a very high level for some two decades, during which he has accumulated 20 Grand Slams and 103 titles on the ATP circuit.
After more than a year of unemployment due to the double operation on his right knee in 2020, the former world number 1 returned to the Doha field a few weeks ago reaching the quarterfinals. At a press conference at the Miami Open, a tournament in which Roger did not participate, Hubert Hurkacz expressed a wish regarding the 39-year-old Swiss.
The Pole has faced the Maestro only once at ATP level, in Indian Wells in 2019, giving up in straight sets but leaving the court to applause. The hope of many players is that Federer can once again be competitive enough to indulge in one last “season” before hanging up the racket.
Hubert Hurkacz wishes to have dinner with Roger Federer
Hubert Hurkacz said: “It would be nice to have dinner with Roger Federer, Robert Lewandowski, a Polish footballer, and I’m fighting for a third person …!” In a recent interview with Numero, Roger Federer detailed the activities he carried out during his rehabilitation period.
The Swiss star revealed that watching movies and TV shows was rarely part of her daily schedule; instead, he would try to get involved in the decisions at home that his usual tennis life does not allow him.
“No, I have not binged so much, no movies or series,” said Roger Federer. “I was busy becoming the quarterback of the family, for once. In my tennis life, I make the big decisions and people run the day-to-day for me.
There, I was very happy to pilot the details with my wife, think about things for the children, the garden, the house “Federer revealed that it was ‘nice’ to be in Switzerland for an extended period, whatever his schedule, which otherwise it was packed, rarely allowed.
“Sometimes whole weeks would go by without any particular event,” Federer said. “We have strictly followed the rules here in Switzerland. Also, it was nice to go back to my country where, in general, I do not spend more than three months a year.
The only time I’ve been here for a long time. The moment was in 2016, already on my knee. We were able to see our close friends and family, but rather outside. At first it was very strange, now we know how to deal with it ”
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